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KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) Shows Overall Response Rates of 73 to 83 Percent, with Complete Response Rates of 27 to 30 Percent, in Heavily Pre-treated Patients with cHL, in Update to Study KN-087
2016-06-06 14:00:00| Merck.com - Research & Development News
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. Findings Support Initiation of Phase 3 Pivotal Study (KEYNOTE-204) Evaluating KEYTRUDA Versus Brentuximab Vedotin in Relapsed or Refractory cHL KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced the first-time presentation of findings from KEYNOTE-087, the phase 2 study investigating the use of KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab), the companys anti-PD-1 therapy, as a monotherapy in patients with relapsed or refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL). These data will be presented today at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago from 8:00 11:30 a.m. Language: English Contact: MerckMedia:Pamela Eisele, 267-305-3558orAn Phan, 908-255-6325orInvestors:Teri Loxam, 908-740-1986orJustin Holko, 908-740-1879 Ticker Slug: Ticker: MRK Exchange: NYSE read more
Updated Findings from KEYNOTE-012 for KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) Show Continued Benefit in Response Rates and Duration of Response Lasting Up to 30 Months in Patients with Previously Treated Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer
2016-06-06 14:00:00| Merck.com - Research & Development News
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. Response Rates from KEYNOTE-055 Show Nearly One in Five Patients Responding with KEYTRUDA; Results Confirm Findings from KEYNOTE-012 KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced new data with KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab), the companys anti-PD-1 therapy, as a monotherapy from two studies (KEYNOTE-012 and KEYNOTE-055) in heavily pre-treated patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Data are being presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago. Language: English Contact: MerckMedia:Pamela Eisele, 267-305-3558An Phan, 908-255-6325orInvestors:Teri Loxam, 908-740-1986Justin Holko, 908-740-1879 Ticker Slug: Ticker: MRK Exchange: NYSE read more
Hormel Launches Foods for Cancer Patients
2016-05-09 17:17:00| Food Processing
Hormel's new Vital Cuisine line includes ready to eat meals, nutrition shakes, and protein powders specially designed to serve the needs of cancer patients.
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Keryx says anemia drug succeeds in study of kidney patients
2016-03-29 13:57:33| Biotech - Topix.net
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc on Tuesday said its drug to treat iron deficiency anemia in chronic kidney disease patients not yet requiring dialysis met the goals of a late stage clinical trial, potentially paving the way for an expanded approval of the treatment. In the 16-week study of 234 patients with moderate to severe kidney disease, 52 percent of those who received Keryx's ferric citrate saw their hemoglobin levels rise by at least 1 gram per deciliter of blood during the trial.
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Enanta Pharmaceuticals Announces CHMP Positive Opinion For AbbVie's VIEKIRAX + EXVIERA Without Ribavirin For The Treatment Of Chronic Hepatitis C In Genotype 1b Patients With Compensated Cirrhosis
2016-03-02 03:39:36| drugdiscoveryonline Home Page
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a research and development-focused biotechnology company dedicated to creating small molecule drugs for viral infections and liver diseases, announced recently that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted a positive opinion for the use of VIEKIRAX (ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir tablets) + EXVIERA (dasabuvir tablets) without ribavirin (RBV) in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infected genotype 1b (GT1b) patients with compensated cirrhosis (Child-PughA)
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